ucar.nc2.dt
Interface PointObsDatatype

All Known Subinterfaces:

StationObsDatatype

All Known Implementing Classes:

DapperDataset.SeqPointObs, DapperDataset.SeqStationObs, DqcStationObsDataset.DqcObsImpl, PointObsDatatypeImpl, RecordDatasetHelper.RecordPointObs, RecordDatasetHelper.RecordStationObs, SequenceHelper.SeqPointObs, StationObsDatatypeImpl

public interface PointObsDatatype

A collection of observations at one time and location.

Author:

caron

Method Summary

StructureData	getData() The actual data of the observation.
EarthLocation	getLocation() Location of the observation
double	getNominalTime() Nominal time of the observation.
Date	getNominalTimeAsDate() Nominal time of the observation, as a Date.
double	getObservationTime() Actual time of the observation.
Date	getObservationTimeAsDate() Actual time of the observation, as a Date.

Method Detail

getNominalTime

double getNominalTime()

Nominal time of the observation. Units are found from getTimeUnits() in the containing dataset.

Returns:

nominal time of the observation in units of getTimeUnits()

getObservationTime

double getObservationTime()

Actual time of the observation. Units are found from getTimeUnits() in the containing dataset.

Returns:

actual time of the observation in units of getTimeUnits()

getNominalTimeAsDate

Date getNominalTimeAsDate()

Nominal time of the observation, as a Date.

Returns:

nominal time of the observation as a Date

getObservationTimeAsDate

Date getObservationTimeAsDate()

Actual time of the observation, as a Date.

Returns:

actual time of the observation as a Date

getLocation

EarthLocation getLocation()

Location of the observation

Returns:

the location of the observation

getData

StructureData getData()
                      throws IOException

The actual data of the observation.

Returns:

the actual data of the observation.

Throws:

IOException - on io error